Yesterday, at the Angelus, Pope Francis reaffirmed his call for peace, saying, "May weapons cease, they will never bring peace, and the conflict must not spread!" "Enough already!" The Pope demanded aid for the beleaguered Gaza Strip as well as the release of the hostages. "In Gaza, let the wounded be rescued immediately, civilians protected, and much more humanitarian aid should be sent to that exhausted population. Hostages need to be released, among them there are many children and elderly," Bergoglio stated in a statement. "Every human being, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or of any other people or religion, is sacred and valuable in God's eyes, and has the right to live in peace. "Let us not lose hope; in order for the sense of humanity to triumph over the hardness of hearts, let us pray and labor ceaselessly."
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